Trying Something New...

So, I decided to try some random indoor photography, tell me what you think! :P

Hope you like it! :)

March Break Movie: Mars Needs Moms

Okay, so for real, my cousin, brother and I were the only ones in the theatre between the ages 10 and 25. Everyone else was either a child younger than 10 or a mom over 25. Haha. But it was a good movie! I walked in thinking I might not like it, but I'm one for trying new things, so I went ahead and watched this 3D cartoon sci-fi movie. Not bad, I must say. :)

There is life on mars! They live underground, which is why humans can't find these martians. Every 25 years or so, baby martians pop out of the ground and the martians have a problem: they SUCK at being moms. So, they created nanny-bots. And in order for these nanny-bots to be programmed, the martians look for a mom on earth, kidnap her, then take all her brain memory and plug it into the nanny-bots. Mars needs moms! And since Milo's mom happens to be a very good mom, and Milo happens to be a very good son and listens to her, mars wants her. "My life would be so much better if I didn't have a mom!" Milo shouts at her in anger. And little does he know, he's about to find out what that's like. When Milo's mom gets taken, Milo decides he's going to apologize for what he said, goes to her room... and she's gone. He is able to hitch a ride on the spaceship, and get to mars to find out what's going on. Will he be able to save his mom and show the martians they don't really need these nanny-bots, just "the crazy love thing?"

So, the obvious message here is: don't listen to your mom, or mars will take her. No, just kidding. ;) This movie has many valuable messages, for kids, parents and teens. Family is important. Your mom loves you, and that's why you're always told to eat you broccoli or else no TV. Teamwork. Love. Selflessness. All important lessons you get from this movie.

This movie is a great one, go watch it! :)

My March Break Read...

Okay, fine. So it can't really be a March Break read if I read it on the weekend before March Break in a matter of 24 hours. It didn't take me 24 hours to read the book, but i gotta sleep and grocery shop. So it took me about 3.5 hours...

"Save the Date" by Jenny B. Jones is... Legit. That's not a very English-class approved word, but ask my friends and brother: "legit" is the biggest complement I can give something. So, this book is legit.

You'll get everything from this book: romance, humour, faith, tug-at-your-heartstrings, and even a little mysterious edge. Jenny B. Jones is really good at mixing genres. (Side note: also check out her "Charmed Life" series, even MORE mixing of genres, it's amazing.)

You'll start grinning even before you dig into Jenny's sense of humour, just by reading the plot line. The plot of this story is so bizarre and funny, I loved it:

Lucy Wiltshire runs a non-profit organization called Saving Grace. Saving Grace is transitional housing for girls who've aged out of the foster care system, and are now homeless. This is what Lucy was put on this earth to do. So, imagine her problems when a major donor backs out, and she's about to lose everything. Enter Alex Sinclair, retired early from the NFL and now running for Congress. But he's got a problem too: he doesn't have half the votes he needs.

Alex has the money Lucy needs, and Lucy - well, a relationship with Lucy - surprisingly seems to have the votes Alex needs. So despite their mutual dislike, Alex makes Lucy an "offer." Pose as her fiancee and he'll save Saving Grace.

Lucy's desperation gets the best of her: she accepts. She doesn't know a touchdown from a field goal, or the governor's wife from his mom. But she and Alex has a game-plan, and it's going to work. Alex will win the election and Lucy will have Saving Grace. But when God asks them to put down the playbook and follow His book, will they?

You'll laugh, you'll cry - you'll have the time of your life with Lucy, Alex and their surrounding cast... So go get your hands on a copy of "Save the Date"!!!

Japan & Hockey Hits

I guess some blog posts aren't happy ones. This one definitely is not.

Devastation in Japan this morning and a 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits, then hours later a terrifying tsunami. Video footage is absolutely unbelievable:

(I had to remove the vid, 'cause it wasn't behaving... ;) But I'm sure you've seen it on the news. If not, please look for a video on YouTube or Yahoo! because you need to see the desperation and devastation in this country to fully understand.)

As you can see, Japan needs our prayers, so please pray for Japan!!!

On a totally different note that seems totally irrelevant in the shadow of Japan, but is still an issue is the crazy hit that occurred in the NHL this week:

This is a long video, but just watching the first few seconds, you get the point. Makes you cringe. I personally think the the NHL needs to do something about this, 'cause this is insane!

Anyways, thanks for reading and please remember to keep Japan in your prayers!

This and That and Everything Else...

Hey!!! It's been far to long... Anyways, this is way exciting: my school's boy's basketball team won the regional championship!!! My schools never won a regional championship before! Super exciting! :) Here's a pic that I'm pretty proud of, considering it was taken with an iPod...

That was a three, by the way. ;)

I took a few more, that were also pretty cool. This is the clearest one though...

I'm gonna be at a public speaking contest on Sunday, pretty stoked for that. :) My topic's global poverty. Prayer for me would be awesome, that people who need to hear my message will hear... :)

Lastly, I've failed at NOT getting sick, and I have a cold. I'm glad it's the weekend! LOL.

Hope you have a awesome weekend!